Exchange rate
September 4th the euro exchange rate of $against the euro 1, in August 28th for the 0.734 U.S. dollar against 1 euros
THEMICAM and MIPEL of Milan Leather Exhibition
With the arrival of the seasonal procurement, the more confused this week the Italian city of Al zinha Connaught Arzignano market. After the exhibition in the Shanghai market, the negative trend the market is full of uncertainty. Why European skin is more expensive? Milan lineapelle Asia (lineapelle) will be one of the buying and selling exchange of both sides of the proper time and place. But it depends on how much of the discount, only a few of the deal, such as the German bull fell by five points, or not much, the overall purchase will be very few.
In September 1st this year, the Milan footwear leather exhibition in is less, the statistics visitors have 30801 people, less than 3000 people, compared with the February Milan show is also less. The reason is that the opening time of retailers in Italy is in the week, as well as the impact of domestic consumption in Italy. In addition to Italy and France, including Asia, the Middle East, the United States and Europe, more than 50% visitors, in addition, the Russian buyers are very few.
The product in the spring and summer is not affected by the decline in commodity prices, because the price of the original skin and the discount will affect the final product will affect the next winter product. The original use of synthetic leather enterprises, now make use of the 100% leather decision, so as to distinguish between Asian competitors.
Some exhibitors complain that the European supply chain has been reduced, they say, because of the lack of technical workers, and now Italy is more difficult to produce bags, it is difficult to find the original material for the design and production of europe.
Some really high quality leather is produced by a few of the number of luxury brands. Buyers only choose a good and inexpensive skin, the price pressure from the world makes the manufacturers use the low level of skin. When comparing the financial crisis in 2009, the most expensive leather was only strategic to emerging markets.
This trend not only cut the budget of the Russian guests, but also the guests in the far east. The strength of the dollar is just a bit less pressure for European companies, but it's a nightmare for them if the euro has a strong trend. If so, because of the collapse of the Russian market and the disappearance of the Latin American shoe market, it is estimated that a new wave of closures will occur in Europe and Italy.
Italy shoe industry in the first half of the decline in production of -3.2%, the output value fell by -1.2%, the domestic market is increasingly sluggish, export value increased by +3.1%, but the number fell by -5.2%. The main export market is the United States (+16.4%), Switzerland (+14.9%), China (), Hongkong (more than +20%), South Korea (+51%). Exports to Europe has not changed, and some countries such as Germany, the volume of the low price, and some of the less. France remains Italy's largest footwear export market, but the number fell by 12%, exports fell by 4%.
Italy shoe industry in the first half of 2015 data
Output -3.2%
Output value -1.2%
Expected to slightly improve in the second half
Enterprise number 4968 (-1.3%)
Employee number 77199 (+0.7%)
Payable accounts receivable timely and stable
2015 5 months before the export of Italy shoes industry in the top ten countries
Amount (Euro) and 2014 year on year
1 France 533000000 -4.2%
2 the United States 402000000 +16.4%
3 Germany 382000000 +4.1%
4 Swiss 343000000 +14.9
217000000 UK 5 +3.3%
6 Russia 143000000 -35%
143000000 Hongkong 7 +22.5%
8 Spain 116000000 +6.5%
116000000 Belgium 9 +0.5%
109000000 Holland 10 -1%
Leather products in the first quarter of 2015 rose 10% to 1600000000 euros, the annual output value of 6500000000 euros, of which 90% came from exports.

2015 first quarter Italy leather products exports to the top ten countries:
Amount (Euro) and 2014 year on year
1 Swiss 280000000 +16.3%
2 France 180000000 -7.4%
3 the United States 149000000 +24.3%
139000000 Hongkong 4 +13.7%
5 Japan 108000000 +1.2%
91500000 UK 6 +8.9%
7 South Korea 89200000 +13.6%
8 Germany 89200000 +2.4%
9 China 74100000 +40.6%
10 Spain 39300000 +10.8%
This week the dollar, euro, pound exchange rate
Dollar euro pound
1 USD = 0.895 0.655 1
1 EUR = 1 0.731 1.117
1 GBP = 1.368 1 1.528
British / Irish OX/HEIFER original skin number is small, the price is high
Lack of slaughter, the price can not be cut, light OX/HEIFER no amount, most of which is 36+ for the purchase price of the northern Italy, Ireland's offer price is not high.
In the range of Pei Li (Lineapelle), the high price is difficult to reach the seller transaction, the expected price will be reduced.
European cows are expected to cut 5 points.
Cow: French quotation unchanged, some orders have been sold, and the other Nordic market in recent weeks did not offer different. There are 5 points in Germany to contribute to a number of transactions.
Generally speaking, the price is higher, the market acceptance is not high, the volume is small.
Drink cow, calf
In Italy heard some of France's top calfskin purchase price in more than 7 euros / kg. Luxury brands selected skin pick out damage the skin and black and white flowers, so the price is very high, lucrative, the retail price of a handbag with the skin of a square meters to 2000 euros.
Expect
High level of milk cow leather and small leather market stability. Low level in the Milan show may have benefited but after the show should be down.
European bull market:
German prices fell by 5 points
Germany's southern price of 2.20 euros /KG, down the basic negligible, although the Chinese auto market downturn, but the current basic car manufacturers have no impact on the German car manufacturers. Five euro cent cut may affect the original leather prices in Italy, Spain and Holland.